Sony recruits sheep to film the Tour de France

[Dietrichw]

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When watching a gang cyclists chase someone in a yellow jersey (aka, the Tour de France) we're used to seeing the action from bike- or car-mounted cameras. But we've all come away disappointed, never truly knowing the tournament from the ovine point of view (some say, the only point of view for cycling). To tackle this, Sony has kitted out a flock of five from Harewell Hall, Harrogate with Action Cams so they can grab grass-roots scenes of the race. The publicity stunt might not result in world-class footage, but it does mean we get to tick "gallery of camera-wearing sheep" off the Engadget bucket list.

 

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[Kyuubixchidori]

is this a troll or real?

 

or just a win? because that's F***ing awesome.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Why use sheep and now cows or horses? Is it to show how good their image stabilisation is or something?

 

is this a troll or real?

 

or just a win? because that's F***ing awesome.

Since when did "troll" replace the word "joke"?

[Kyuubixchidori]

Why use sheep and now cows or horses? Is it to show how good their image stabilisation is or something?

 

Since when did "troll" replace the word "joke"?

meant troll as in a parody article. to make people believe things that are not really true. Like there was one to increase the voting age i believe, and a bunch of people believed it. so yeah its a joke, but Id consider it a troll. 

 

is this real though?

[luke_2bossly]

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS!!!!!!!

[luke_2bossly]

Nxt they will put cameras on the grass lol so you can get ant view

[NInety]

Sheep simulator.

[xrex64]

Next thing you know, China is going to start manufacturing sheep by the millions. 

[Askew]

His fingers are way to close to that sheep's anus for me to remain comfortable viewing the situation, I'm fairly confident that qualifies as a reach around.

[Helios79]

When I read the thread title, I thought it said 'Sony recruits iSheep'.... oops....  :lol:

[Puppet]

His fingers are way to close to that sheep's anus for me to remain comfortable viewing the situation, I'm fairly confident that qualifies as a reach around.

 

Behold as I make my ring finger disappear:

 

[TheWall]

Well, at least they're finally doing something innovative?

[Misanthrope]

Not sure if stupid idea or just Vegan trolling.

[Askew]

Behold

 

When I first saw it it didn't do it for me, then I saw after the hat and wand were added and I lol'd!

[Legion]

And after the winner gets a few lamb chops.

[Puppet]

When I first saw it it didn't do it for me, then I saw after the hat and wand were added and I lol'd!

 

I knew something was missing...

 

Can't take all the credit though, the look on your mans face really does it for me.

[GlassBomb]

Behold

When I first saw it it didn't do it for me, then I saw after the hat and wand were added and I lol'd!

 

When I read that "Behold" I instantly thought of something... In a way it's semi-related to you post (Puppet's).

I will just say AMV Hell. Nothing more.

 

However, on topic;

Wat. I have no idea what they were thinking when they thought this up. If the sheep are just standing still and minding their own business, then I imagine them getting horrible footage, at best.

[techswede]

I can't believe nobody has said that it's a "baaaahd idea" yet..